Today we're going to work on words like "five."
Rhyme It
Parents, read the following words out loud. Then ask your child which one does NOT rhyme with the others?
four five drive ------------------------------- Say It Have your child point to and blend the word "five" three times: f ive
f ive
five
------------------------------- Blend It Have your child read these words: dive
jive
alive
drive
thrive
beehive
nosedive
driver
drives
thrived
Read It
Have your child read the passage below.
Five!
One, two, three, four, five.
I have five fingers on my left hand. I have five fingers on my right.
After I make a basket or hit a home run, my coaches give me high fives.
One time I biked for five miles. By the end, I was tired.
At the pool, I can dive down five feet and touch the bottom.
Sometimes I like to rate things. If I like a show or a book, I will give it five stars.
I gave “Star Wars” five stars. And I have seen each one of those five times.
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Explain It
Now have your child answer a couple questions about the story:
Without looking back at the story, can you spell "five?"
How would you rate today's story?